Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-15
THE COUNTY COURT.


court came to an end at 6 0S o'clock
Tuesday night, after having been in ses-
sion IS days. This is the longest June
term for good many years.
In State VS.. John Mack. which was on
trial when our last report closed, the jury
disagreed. The charge was breach of
the peace in disturbing the school at Sal
isbury last December: not assault, as was
stated last week. Messrs. Henry Ballard
and W. II. Bliss defended.
Friday morning State vs.. Arthur Man
ming was tried. The respondent, who
lives in Ripton. was charged with assault
in having stabbed in the hand l4-year-
old girl. Jennie Narney, a few months
ago. The jury rendered verdict of not
guilty. Mr.. Ballard appeared for the de-
fense.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Ballard argued
at length a motion for a new trial in State
VS.. John c. Flint. The application was
based chiefly on the atfidavits of himself
and Mr.. Plumley, another of Flint's
counsel. that the officers had not been
properly sworn. and on the further ground
that there were too many officers in
charge of the jury when they were de-
liDerating upon the case. The State was
able to show both by the atfidavits of the
officers themselves and of the clerk that
the officers were sworn. The court
thought the officers were not too numer-
Gus and Over-ruled the motion for new
trial. Exceptions were taken by the re-
spondent and the case will 90 to the su-
preme court. Flnt's bail was fixed at
$1,000. and it has not yet been furnished.
saturday. Monday and Tuesday were
taken up with hearings on divorce and
| N har 90 Iiynrpa 90 m !.
disposed of: Mary Jubee VS.. James Ju-
bee of Middlebury; bill granted for will
full desertion; plaintiff has leave to re-
sumo her maiden name, Mary Ploof. Ro-
setta Sampson VS.. Lavette j. Sampson of
Cornwall bill granted for intolerable
severity; alimony as per stipulations.
jerome G. Sweet VS. Annette +. Sweet of
MonktOn; bill granted for wilful deser-
ton. Eva VI. Benson VS.. John a. Ben
son of Addison; bill granted for wilful
desertion. Elsie Metcalf vs.. Nelson Met
calf of Middlebury; bill granted for will
full desertion. Lizzie f. Dushon VS.. Chas
E. Dushon of Hancock; bill granted for
intolerable severity: custody of minor
child decreed to petitioner. Elsie a. Cove
vs.. Alison \. Cove of Ripton; petition
dismissed, the petitioner having gone
away Lcvina Ii. Page VS.. Zeno L. Page
of Lincoln, in which ntolerable severity
was claimed; petition dismissed. Carrie
A. Peet vs.. Chas. ID. Peet of Lincoln pc
tition dismissed, Peet having died.
\ lot of miscellaneous cases were acted
upon. Those of most general interest
were: Chester Kingsley VS.. Sylvester
Fisher and others, assumpsit; judgmen
for plaintiff for S2Gi0G; exceptions by
defendant. Henry Lavarne VS.. JOIN
Shackett. apt; non-suit for want of bail
Town of Ferrisburgh VS.. III. c. Martin
and others, two cases, both brought tC
recover from the late collector, Mr.. Mar
tin, and his bondsmen amounts claimed
to be due the town for taxes collected anC
not paid over and for uncollected take
for the payment of which they are re
sponsble Judgment in first case lin whicl
John Birkett and Geo. w. Palmer wer,
the bondsmen sued) on report of Hon. +
X. Hard, referee, for town for S2290.l
and exceptions by both parties in seconC
case, where \. j. Allen and c. G.. Martin
were the bondsmen, judgment for defend
ants and exceptions by plaintiff. G.. F
O. kimball VS.. Chas. A. Smith, trover
Judgment for defendant. Town of Sails
bury VS.. Cornelius Billings, trespass
judgment for plaintiff for $40 and costs
In re Lephia =. IIard-L. c. q VIM
Partch, apis, Hon. W. =. Dillingham;
was made commissioner in place of Hon
Aldace f. Walker. Edwin Hoyt VS.. 81
las =. IIoyt, assumpsit; non-suit. Sam
Wright VS.. Dan'l G. Smith, assumpsit
Judgment for plaintiff. F. +. Woodbridg
VS.. V. w. Blanchard, assumpsit; judg
ment for plaintiff. f. a. Bond and 9th
ers VS.. Geo. w. Fowle, assumpsit; judg
ment for plaintiffs for S62l; this was al
action for the rent of the cotton mil
property in this village, in the possession
of which Mr.. Fowle, a Boston man, sue
ceeded the Cutter Marble company
Town of Monkton VS.. Town of Hines
burgh, apt, pauper; judgment for plain
tiff. VIM. Horan VS.. VIM. Thomas an,
others, apts., ejectment; judgment fo
plaintiff for possession of the premise
and for S53.S2 damages; exceptions b,
defendant Howard, who is the driver o
the BridpOrt stage. Ill. X. Holden an,
wife VS.. Chas. Howard, apt, assumpsit
non-suit for want of bail. Emily Kin,
VS.. Valentine Miner, bastardy; discon
tinued. Lephia p. Hard's admr. VS.. Ly
man G.. Partch, assumpsit and note judg
ment for plaintiff. l.. n. Franklin VS.
Andrew Perry and trustees, assumpsit
Judgment for plaintiff. Horace Sheldo
VS.. +. III. Piper and others, scire facias
, judgment for plaintiff by default. Alvi
Williamson VS.. A. A. Pond, account
Judgment to account, Hon. Joel c. Bake
of Rutland auditor. Mitchell Carter vs.
) f. Grosvenor, apt, trespass; referre